Tips & Tricks

• To select multiple items in a list, hover over the top item you want, hold down the Shift key, scroll to the bottom item you want to include, and then press the space bar or Enter key to select the group of items. 

• To select non-consecutive items in a list, hold down the CTRL key while selecting the additional items.

• Select all items in a list using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+A.

• To find a list of search prefixes, type a question mark (?) in the search box and then hit “Enter” on your keyboard.

• Open a second tab in Workday while leaving the first tab unchanged: right click on any actionable item (blue font) and choose "See in New Tab."

• Avoid general terms like "find," "edit," "maintain," or "create." The more specific your search, the better. 
• You can also use a partial search to find your results. For example, if you want to find the Maintain Candidate List Assignment task, you can use the search string “main can lis.”

• org - Organization
• sup - Supervisory organization
• loc - Location
• field - Report field
• rpt - Custom report

To view all prefixes, enter any term into in the Workday search bar and select Enter on your keyboard. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select "Search Tips".

These job aids cover some helpful basic information about Workday:

• Add/Edit Applications or Shortcuts
• Change Notification Preferences
• Navigating Workday
• Searching in Workday
• Understanding Errors and Alerts

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